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PICTURES: Roscrea Wren Walk returns to Fancroft Mill

A large crowd braved the inclement weather for the annual Roscrea Hospice Wren Walk, which returned to Fancroft Mill for the 2022 walk. The organisers said they are very grateful to everyone for their support and once again thanks to Irene and ...

05 Jan 2023 at 11:33

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Margaret Rossiter: Where have all the wren-boys gone on St Stephen's Day

It is now many many decades since I last saw the wren boys on the streets of Clonmel on St Stephen’s Day, and at that stage the tradition was already in decline. The boys called themselves “wran boys” and were known locally as such. They were,...

26 Dec 2022 at 08:33

West Donegal

Poet Máire Dinny Wren wons yet another award

Award winning poet and author, Máire Dinny Wren of Coshclady has won a poetry competition which was organised by the south Dublin libraries. Her winning entry was called Loirg. Máire, née Ní Ghallchóir, was born on the bank of the Clady ...

10 May 2023 at 15:33

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It's the 53rd anniversary of the Ballinamore Wren Boys' second All-Ireland win in 1970 and now the show is back in town as part of this year's Ballinamore Family Festival. Organised by Brendan Reynolds and Michael Fanning, the event ...

08 Aug 2023 at 13:33

Horse Racing

Thurles delight for Stuart Edmunds and Ciaran Gethings

Stuart Edmunds was rewarded for rolling the dice as Marsh Wren took top honours in the Carey Glass Irish EBF Colreevy Mares Novice Chase at Thurles. The eight-year-old – who numbers former footballer Ben Turner among her owners – ...

22 Feb 2024 at 17:18

Horse Racing

Marsh Wren breaking new ground for Stuart Edmunds

Stuart Edmunds will saddle his first ever runner in Ireland on Thursday when Marsh Wren bids for Listed honours in the Carey Glass Irish EBF Colreevy Mares Novice Chase at Thurles. The eight-year-old, who is part-owned by former ...

21 Feb 2024 at 14:49

Sunak: I want to create a world-class education system

Rishi Sunak said he wanted to create a “world-class” education system as the Government launched a consultation on a new post-16 qualification – the Advanced British Standard – that would see all pupils study some maths to age ...

14 Dec 2023 at 11:25

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Kilkenny village to rediscover its history on St Stephen's Day

The South Kilkenny Historical Society will organise a Wren Day (Lá an Dreoilín) for St Stephen’s Day based on the old tradition of groups being out around the area, playing traditional music and singing. In times past, it ...

21 Dec 2023 at 11:33

Horse Racing

Former footballer Ben Turner eyes Listed glory with Marsh Wren

Ex-footballer Ben Turner is excited to see Marsh Wren return to Warwick for what he describes as her ‘cup final’ in Thursday’s Larkshill Engineering Lady Godiva Mares’ Novices’ Chase – should the meeting survive a ...

13 Dec 2023 at 10:40

D-Day radio operator will ‘never forget’ the sounds of gunfire and screaming

A Second World War veteran who operated a radio on D-Day said she will never forget the “horrific” sounds of gunfire, bombs and screaming. Marie Scott, 97, served in the Women’s Royal Naval Service (WRNS) and ...

19 May 2024 at 09:04

West Donegal

Gaoth Dobhair's Máire Dinny Wren wins top poetry prize

Gaoth Dobhair's Máire Dinny Wren, a poet who has won many notable literary awards in the past has won first place in Comórtas Filíochta Chultúrlann McAdam Ó Fíach. The poetry awards took place in Belfast ...

12 Dec 2022 at 14:33

Oldest working royal Duke of Kent, 89, joined by duchess for birthday tribute

The Duke of Kent, the oldest working member of the royal family, was joined by his wife the Duchess of Kent as he was serenaded with Happy Birthday on the bagpipes on the day he turned 89. Edward, the ...

09 Oct 2024 at 16:53

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